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'Good' food destroying biodiversity?

'Good' food destroying biodiversity? New content Creative commons imageCredit: nic0 under CC-BY-NC-SA licence
Introductory Level Updated 21 May 2013
By Dr Yoseph Araya
On International Day for Biodiversity (22 May 2013), maybe it's time you considered the impact of the production of ‘good’ food on biodiversity
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Life on a 'New Earth'?

Life on a 'New Earth'? Creative commons imageCredit: By FbThienVanHoc via Flickr under Creative Commons license
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 08 Dec 2011
By The OpenLearn team
Is there anybody out there? The recent discovery of a 'New Earth' has expanded our obsession with extra-terrestrial life. But what do experts say?
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Greenpeace at 40: from ecological pirates to lobbyists and lawyers

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Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 14 Sep 2011
By Dr Mark Smith
Few political groups sustain decades of useful work, never mind achieve the global reach of campaigning organisations like Greenpeace. In this blog post, the OU's...
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